Through Surah al Kahf and Throughout our life!

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Every week the regular reader is reminded that everything in this world happens with the knowledge and permission of Allah. Without the Will of Allah, nothing happens!

Muslims are enjoined to say MaaShaaAllah and InShaaAllah in their day to day life. When making a plan, say Inshaa’Allah. If Allah wills, it will happen. Upon witnessing something pleasant or unpleasant, say MaaShaa’Allah. What Allah willed, has happened/What Allah wills, will happen!

If you say these phrases by truly understanding its meaning and significance, then you will definitely feel a kind of closeness with your Lord, with Whose help, support, knowledge and permission everything happens!

Some Muslims, you might have noticed, say Inshaa’Allah in a jest or as a joke. In such ridiculous a way that either you feel like slapping them or feeling bad about their attitude! Such Muslims must realise that by making a mockery of genuine Islamic phrases, they are in fact making fun of themselves!!

In Surah al Kahf, through the story of two men, Allah teaches us the value of saying MaaShaaAllah, and through the story of Prophet Moosa and Khidr, Allah reveals the importance of saying InshaaAllah.

History is witness to the fact that the true followers of Islam, whether they lived before or after the times of Prophet Muhammad (sal-lal-laahu-alaihi-wa-sallam), did attach great value in saying these two phrases in their practical life.

When Prophet Ibraheem alaihis salam asked his son Ismaeel alaihis salam about the latter’s willingness to get slaughtered in the way of Allah, he said:

While proposing one of his daughters in marriage to Moosa alaihis salam, the pious old man (whom Ibn Kathir identifies as Prophet Shu’ayb alaihis salam) said

In a beautiful hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu anhu) and mentioned in Sahih Muslim, the Prophet Muhammad (sal-lal-laahu-alaihi-wa-sallam) said:

“A strong believer is better and is more lovable to Allah than a weak believer, and there is good in everyone, (but) cherish that which gives you benefit (in the Hereafter) and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart, and if anything (in the form of trouble) comes to you, don’t say: If I had not done that, it would not have happened so and so, but say: Allah did that what He had ordained to do, for your ” if” opens the (gate) of the doings of Satan”. (Read the Arabic text here)

Before proceeding further, let me highlight some linguistic facts:

The triliteral root shīn yā hamza (ش ي أ) occurs 519 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:

1) 236 times as the verb shāa (شَآءَ)

2) 283 times as the noun shay (شَىْء)

Shaa’a means ‘to will’, ‘to wish’.

Shay’ means ‘thing’, ‘something’.

The words Shaa’a and Shay coming from the same root has got interesting connection. This fascinates me.

If anything or something is to ever happen, it needs the will and wish of Allah Subhaanahu Wa Ta’aala.

Without the Mashee’ah of Allah, nothing happens!

Without the Shaa’a of Allah, no Shay can come into existence! Subhaanallah!

Please be reminded that man can also have his will. As Allah says in Surah at-Takweer:

لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ “For whoever wills among you to take a right course”.

Normally i dont take time to watch video nor listen to any audio lecture.
I read lots of books, alhamdulillah.
I saw this video. It is amazing, Maashaa’Allah.
Thank you for the link.
Jazakallahu Khayra.

Salam,
The link for the Arabic text of the hadith above does not seem to be working..
JazakAllah khayr for the very informative post and may it be beneficial for all of it’s readers in both worlds bi iznillah!